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This is normal for me too. I do whatever gives my wife peace of mind during this stressful time. These steps are probably a good idea though to protect your f
by saluki 7y ago
This is normal for me too.
I do whatever gives my wife peace of mind during this stressful time.
These steps are probably a good idea though to protect your family and minimize a chance of infection during/near the peak.
We are also trying to order everything for delivery to minimize trips out. But I still follow all your steps even when picking up a grocery delivery outside.
1. A mask is a good idea. I think covid spreads more through the air than surface to surface.
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2. Gloves
I wear them, then wipe them down with a clorox wipe when I get back to the car. Some say gloves can collect the virus and spread it more, but if you wash your gloved hands or wipe them down I don't think it's going to increase the spread.
3. I strip down in the garage too, have a bin for outside clothes or they go straight in the washer.
4. outside shoes 'crocs' stay in the garage and are washed down outside later when I'm outside.
5. I wash hands twice, then take a shower.
6. fresh clothes
We're also wiping down/sanitizing items that are delivered or picked up, non-perishible items we will even put in bins and let them sit for 5-7 days, then wipe them down before they are brought in.
I would say caution and being overly cautious is ok right now.
They are still figuring out how this spreads. I'm leaning toward it's more airborne spread than they know or are letting on.
Granted most people will have minor symptoms but if you're a family of 4 the odds go up that someone might have a more serious bout of it.
And since it sounds like you have grandparents in the house I would do all these steps for them.
So this isn't unreasonable.
It's a pandemic out there, lots of unknown variables and people are dying and being hospitalized for weeks. You don't want to play it loose and end up in the hospital during the peak.
We all will most likely be exposed at some point, but stay safe and give them time to develop treatments, learn more about it, and eventually a vaccine.
So happily take some extra steps to prevent the spread, keep your family safe and your wife happy.